Difference between revisions of "HIST 131--Week 2 Questions/Comments"
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In King Alfonso's letters, he is constantly pleading to the King of Portugal to keep his filthy merchants out of their country and to keep them from kidnapping anymore people and selling guns. I know that this king was a Christian, but why did he not just take charge of his own country?-Kristina Scrimshaw | In King Alfonso's letters, he is constantly pleading to the King of Portugal to keep his filthy merchants out of their country and to keep them from kidnapping anymore people and selling guns. I know that this king was a Christian, but why did he not just take charge of his own country?-Kristina Scrimshaw | ||
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| + | In a way, I felt bad for Kind Alfonso his letters. He seems to always remark about the fact that he has been told to ask for the things he needs, and it will be provided for him by King Joao probably to remind King Joao that a deal has been made that he is responsible of honoring. King Alfonso references several times that he must maintain the order of things that was created by King Joao's father, the previous King. I assume the arrangements of the relations between the two kingdoms was founded by the previous Kings of these Kingdoms and now the present, Alfonso and Joao, are trying to maintain order. In a way, I just felt the desperation from King Alfonso. He speaks as though he is subordinate of King Joao, this may be because of his realization that his kingdom is in dire need of his help and all of the efforts of King Alfonso have failed. His people are being taken away for slaves, others are quickly dying of disease, and he is in need of many things to keep the kingdom functioning, such as priests, teachers, doctors, etc. He could not stop the Portuguese in any way, not what they trade, not the people they took as slaves, and as he watched them corrupt his kingdom, he had to turn around and beg for help from the King whose men were causing the damage. I think it would be interesting to have read the letters from King Joao to see his take and the manner he spoke to King Alfonso. Is there any record of his responses or his general outlook on the situation? | ||
== Juan Troyano’s account of the Coronado expedition == | == Juan Troyano’s account of the Coronado expedition == | ||
